Legal Opinion
Merritt for Merritt v. State
Idaho Supreme Court
Decided February 5, 1985No. 15043PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DONALDSON, Chief Justice.
Walter Merritt initiated this action against the State of Idaho and Bonner County as guardian ad litem for his daughter Deborah. He alleged that they were negligent, first, in allowing Deborah to be confined in an inappropriate detention facility and, second, in allowing her to be subjected to an alleged assault while so confined. Bonner County settled prior to trial. The case was tried to a jury. The jury returned a special verdict finding the State of Idaho 75% negligent and Bonner County 25% negligent. Damages were assessed at $100,000.00. This appeal followed.
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2Cases cited13 opinions
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- Boldt v. StateWisconsin Supreme Court · 1981
- Edgar v. StateWashington Supreme Court · 1979
- Sorenson v. AdamsIdaho Supreme Court · 1977
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3Cited by21 opinions
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